Glamour vs Truly Taupe
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Glamour belongs to the pink family and Truly Taupe to the greige-grey family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (37 vs 35), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Glamour vs Truly Taupe in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Glamour and Truly Taupe are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Color Details
Glamour vs Truly Taupe Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Glamour on one side and Truly Taupe on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Glamour comparisons
See how Glamour stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 52 vs 37, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 60 vs 37, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 37), opening up a space where Glamour encloses it.
Glamour reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (43 vs 37) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 37), opening up a space where Glamour encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 37, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 37), opening up a space where Glamour encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 37), opening up a space where Glamour encloses it.
Glamour reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 37), opening up a space where Glamour encloses it.
Glamour reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (37 vs 31) makes Glamour the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 37 vs 7, Glamour is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 37 vs 24, Glamour is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 37, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.